Twelfth Crime Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, to take place in Salvador, Brazil, from 12-19 April 2010

the twelfth united nations congress on crime prevention and criminal justice will be in held in salvador, brazil from 12-19 april 2010. the theme for the congress will be "comprehensive strategies for global challenges: crime prevention and criminal justice systems and their development in a changing world". this year's congress also marks the 55^th anniversary of un congresses on crime prevention and criminal justice.

crime congresses have been held every five years since 1955 in different parts of the world and have contributed to shaping international and domestic policies and promoting novel thinking and approaches to complex issues at the heart of one of the key institutions of the modern state: the criminal justice system.